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Ethnomedicinal Survey of Botanicals Used by Herbal Practitioners in Yagba East Local Government of Kogi State, Nigeria

B. P. Olatunji, D. O. Ajibola, E. O. Adebayo, E. E. Nyong & J. O. Moody · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2014

Despite the great values and importance of ethnobotany to the lives of men, a large percentage of distribution and utilization are yet to be identified and appropriately documented. This survey aims at identifying and documenting the medicinal plants as well as their methods of f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2014/10393

A Case of Gastric and Esophageal Perforation Caused by Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

Savas Yakan, Erdem Sari, Erdem Carti, A. Deniz Ucar, Nazif Erkan, Mehmet Yildirim & Durmus Ali Cetin · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2014

Aim: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is no longer in use as a diagnostic procedure but rather when a therapeutic intervention is needed or most likely to be needed depending on the pre-ERCP imagings as transabdominal ultrasonography (TAUS), endoscopic ultras...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/11875

Microfinance and Micro-Small-Medium Scale Enterprises (MSME’s) in Kasoa Municipality, Ghana

Gideon Danso-Abbeam, Isaac G. K. Ansah & Dennis S. Ehiakpor · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Limited access to credit is one of the key factors inhibiting the growth of micro-small-medium scale enterprises (MSME’s) in developing countries like Ghana. Hence, this study sought to identify determinants of access to credit and the factors influencing the volume of credit dis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/11351

Secondary Metabolites Isolated from Dichloromethane Fraction of Rough Lemon Stem and Hepatoprotective Effect of Limonianin

Dalia Hamdan, Michael Wink & Assem El-Shazly · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2014

Aim: To investigate the dichloromethane fraction obtained from an aqueous methanol extract of green stems of Citrus jambhiri Lush. and evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of limonianin. Study Design: Isolation and identification of secondary metabolite and hepatoprotective activ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJPR/2014/12311

Finding the Optimum Scenario in Risk-benefit Assessment: An Example on Vitamin D

F. L. Berjia, J. Hoekstra, H. Verhagen, M. Poulsen, R. Andersen & M. Nauta · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2014

Background: In risk-benefit assessment of food and nutrients, several studies so far have focused on comparison of two scenarios to weigh the health effect against each other. One obvious next step is finding the optimum scenario that provides maximum net health gains.  Aim: This...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2014/9285

Effects of Urea, Molasses and Fibrolytic Enzymes on Nutritional Value of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) Leaves Silage

Hamid Khorasani, Kamal Shojaeian, Mostefa Yousef E. lahi & Mohammad Sharifi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Aims: This research was conducted to study changes of chemical composition and digestibility parameters of date palm leaves silage by adding urea, molasses and Fibrolytic Enzymes. Study Design: The experimental treatments were: date palm leaves silage without additive (T1), date...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/7307

The Effect of Savory (Satureja khuzistanica) Essential Oils on Performance and Some Blood Biochemical Parameters of Ross and Cobb Broilers

Majid Goodarzi, Nosratollah Mohtashami Pour & Davood Modiri · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

This experiment was conducted to compare the performance and some blood biochemical parameters of Ross and Cobb broilers fed diets containing savory essential oils (SEO). Two hundred twenty four, 1-d-old broiler chickens (mean initial weight: 36.5±1g) of mixed sex (Ross-308 and C...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/12009

Ethnomedical Survey of Adavi and Ajaokuta Local Government Areas of Ebiraland, Kogi State, Nigeria

Sunday Ene-Ojo Atawodi, Olufunsho Dayo Olowoniyi, Muhammad A. Obari & Israel Ogaba · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

With the wide application of traditional medicine in primary health care around the world, there is need to explore and document medicinal plants used in many cultures. A mini-survey of medicinal plants used to treat different ailments in two local government areas, Adavi and Aja...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/8658

Chemical Analysis of Iron Slags and Metallic Artefacts from Early Iron Age

Almir Olovčić, Mustafa Memić, Sabina Žero, Jasna Huremović & Emira Kahrović · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2014

Eight samples of iron slag and two metallic artefacts from two Early Iron Age sites in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, Čolaci and Pod, were analysed using chemical instrumental methods. Atomic absorption spectrometry was applied to determine major (Fe, Al, Ca, Na, Mg, K and Mn) a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/12248

Challenges Facing Pasture In The Context of Agricultural Multifunctionality In Brazil

D. J. Ferreira & A. M. Zanine · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2014

The concept of multi functionality of agriculture, of European origin, is an expanded form of addressing agriculture in relation to the traditional perspective, which in turn, focuses on the economic aspect, the production of food and fiber for the market, whose values are regula...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2014/12597

GPS Cycle Slip Detection and Correction at Measurement Level

Malek Karaim, Tashfeen B. Karamat, Aboelmagd Noureldin & Ahmed El-Shafie · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2014

Carrier phase measurements are much more precise than pseudorange measurements and can be used to achieve very accurate positioning solutions. However, carrier phase measurements require resolution of integer ambiguities before precise positioning can be achieved. The GPS receive...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2014/11850

The Relationship between Body Conformation, Testicular Traits and Serum Testosterone Levels in Pre-pubertal Male Boer Goat Crosses

Chukwuemeka Okere, Latoya Keith & Olga Bolden-Tiller · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2014

In the present study, the relationship among body conformation traits, scrotal circumference and serum testosterone concentrations were investigated in pre pubertal male Boer goat crosses at the Caprine Research and Education Unit Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama. Body conf...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2014/4929

Reliability Analysis of Steel Structures under Buckling Load in Second-order Theory

Hamed Abshari, M. Reza Emami Azadi & Madjid Sadegh Azar · Advances in Research · 2014

There are various theoretical methods and procedures to evaluate instability of members in steel frames, in which effects of overall buckling and also geometrical nonlinearity are considered. In the first part, aims are to compare these conventional methods and investigate the po...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/11358